1940 Chevy pickup build

Somewhat productive day, finalized the rear exhaust route… enough so that it’s tacked, dad got primer on the fenders and test fit the bed wood.

 

with the wood stained like that it make a good looking flatbed

 

that might be true but flatbeds definitely aren’t my thing… so it’s bedsides and fenders this time around

 

Have you considered custom exhaust tips or you going for the classic stock look?

 

Not sure on the tips and what I'm doing with them.

 

Ran my battery cable from the solenoid to the starter, had to space out the solenoid for the cable and got the passenger side glass in.

 

Fenders got paint today, version 2.0 of the floor got started and played around with another set of hub caps

 

Painting is done on the truck ..everything that needed paint got it... sort of...Turns out the rear passenger fender that had the wrong shape is going to be a complete redo. I figured I could fudge a little on each end and get it to fit.. big mistake. It needs the front reshaped to fit. Drivers side dropped right in so that's something at least.

 

Slightly frustrating day working on the passenger fender...clamped the fiberglass one to an original and you can see the distorted shape. Tried using a heat gun and a damp cloth to reshape the glass... that was mostly pointless. So, I cut the sucker in half and may attempt to re-glass it in the proper shape. For now I'm back to the ugly as sin original fender that needs a bunch of work to make it right. On the upside, tailgate still fits.

 

First and possibly the only time that the tailgate gets used like a work bench

 

Some random updates… rear glass is in, fender surgery underway, rest of the headliners in, got the new km/hr speedo glass in and changed my 2 post kill switch for a 4 post

 

Today was interesting. My slip yoke arrived along with the cut to length driveshaft. Running 1350 ujoint at the trans and 1310/1350 at the rear pinion which is all good. Trouble arose with the th400… it’s from a truck and has a bolt on yoke which was a know item. What I didn’t realize is that there are 2 sizes of yoke and the one in the trans tail housing is a smaller diameter than the slip yoke.

In a brilliant stroke of luck… when we picked up the th400, the seller had a second th400 that he was throwing in at no extra cost. Also a truck trans but turns out the tail housing is the larger diameter… so after a bit of a hassle the slip yoke is in.

Dad saved the day… he was the one that wanted to take apart the junk trans and compare them.

 

Welded up/clamped some of the exhaust today and hung the door panel… and one of the door panel pics is sort of wild with the reflection

 

Again, your dad does amazing paintwork.

 

Minor updates…Rear bumper is on, drivers side exhaust is almost done… I changed the layout again. Working on the battery and alternator cables. Fibreglass rear fender repair failed miserably so it’s on the back burner for now.

Driveshaft is done and in.. but like everything else it wasn't simple. I ordered a DIY from Summit and it showed up dented on the end, which wasn't a big deal since it would be shortened, however it was also bowed in the middle. Ended up having a local company build the driveshaft. Highly recommend Western driveline in Nanaimo if you're on the island and looking for driveshaft work.

 

Spent some time working on the floor... notched the toe board and started fitting the main section of floor

 

Got a 3 day break in the weather this month so it's an earlier thread resurrection than normal. Latest progress report: changed my mind and refit the D spokes, adjusted the rear brake shoes, rear turning indicators are in, rear fender mounted (for the umpteenth time), got the extended traction bars mounted, some more exhaust work done and the wiring temporarily started up again.

 

Got some work done on v2.0 of the floor

 

Couple more cuts in the floor, somehow still not finished. The radiator hoses are clamped and the throttle return springs are in.

 

Drilled a hole and put in a grommet to run the indicator wires through.
Played around with an old steamer trunk since the truck clearly lacks storage. Thoughts are to drill through the base of the trunk and use the bed bolts to hold it in place.
Not sure if the trunk is too large